Hambledon Parish Council has been advised that Surrey Highways engineers are returning to Rock Hill to further investigate the long-term water leak, and this may result in the road being closed for parts of the day.

Although the flow of surface water has been much reduced there is further work required to unblock a drainage pipe under the road, involving the use of root cutting equipment.

Surrey Highways maintenance officer Steve Lindsey-Clark said: “We have a road closure scheduled for Monday 4th April. We have one section of pipe opposite the nursery school that needs root cutting equipment. We couldn’t do this on our last visit due to the width of the road and this is the first opportunity to carry out this work without conflicting with other road works in the area. This will resolve the problem.”

Access to the nursery school and the Merry Harriers will have to be from the Hydestile end of the village during any closure. The closure is expected to involve just the steep, narrow section of the road between the pub and Church Lane.